This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.